Emily Roebling: Brooklyn Bridge Site Engineer and First Person To Cross
Then, the longest suspension bridge and 8th Wonder of the World
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4 min readDec 8, 2023
Emily Roebling took the first carriage to cross the finished Brooklyn Bridge. The rooster beside her was for luck. Maybe he crowed, as she undoubtedly wanted to crow. Maybe her luck depended on his being a rooster, not a hen.
